eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Acanthaceae
Genus	Avicennia
Species	marina
Author	(Forssk.) Vierh.
Infraspecific
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Plant type	hydrohalophyte
Life form	Tree
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	SW Previously was: 500
Germination	Yes
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3
Molecular data	Antioxidant genes
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	Yes
Bioremediation	Yes
antioxidants	Dihydroxymethyl-bis (3,%dimethoxy-4- hydroxyphenyl) tetrahydrofuran-9 (of 90)-O-flglucopyranoside (flavonoids), 40,5,7-trihydroxyflavone (flavonoids), Phytoalexins
Secondary Metabolites	Phytochemicals Astaxanthin Tannins Previously was: Phytochemicals Astaxanthin
Compatible Solutes	Glycinebetaine
Habitat	A2.5 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds
Economic use	2110.0 Fuelwood 7000.0 MEDICAL
Distribution Distribution map provided by GBIF \| Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Distribution (text)	Old World tropics New Zealand mangrove forest of Mikindani, Tudor Creek, in the suburbs of Mom- basa, Kenya Bakkhali river estuary, Cox's Bazar situated in the southeaster n part of Bangladesh coastal section between Muscat and Ras al-Hadd in the NE part of Oman
Miscellaneous notes	There are hundreds of papers in the Web of Science on this species.
References	Abu Hena, MK; Sidik, BJ; Idris, MH; Nesarul, MH; Aysha, A; Islam, MS; Nazmul, H (2015) Forest structure and litter production of naturally re-generated white mangrove Avicennia marina in sub-tropical estuarine coast. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY. 36, 5, 1199. -1204. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Ashihara, H., K. Adachi, M. Otawa, E. Yasumoto, Y. Fukushima, M. Kato, H. Sano, H. Sasamoto and S. Baba (1997) Compatible solutes and inorganic ions in the mangrove plant Avicennia marina and their effects on the activities of enzymes. Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung C-a Journal of Biosciences. 52, 7-8, 433-440. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Ball, M. C. and G. D. Farquhar (1984) Photosynthetic and stomatal responses of two mangrove species, Aegiceras corniculatum and Avicennia marina, to long term salinity and humidity conditions.. Plant Physiology. 74, 1-6. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Banerjee, K., D. Ray, S. Basu, B. Chakraborty and A. Mitra (2009) A comparative study of astaxanthin level in mangrove species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B-Biological Sciences. 79, 135-142. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Buhmann, A. and J. Papenbrock (2013) Biofiltering of aquaculture effluents by halophytic plants: Basic principles, current uses and future perspectives. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 92, 122-133. (see details) 21 Plants associated with this reference: Acrostichum aureum Atriplex barclayana Avicennia marina Bruguiera cylindrica Ceriops decandra Ceriops tagal Crithmum maritimum Cyperus corymbosus Juncus kraussii Leptochloa fusca Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Phragmites australis Rhizophora mangle Rhizophora mucronata Salicornia bigelovii Salicornia europaea Spartina alterniflora Suaeda esteroa Tamarix indica Typha angustifolia Xylocarpus granatum Burchett, M. D., C. D. Field and A. Pulkownik (1984) Salinty, growth and root respiration in the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina.. Physiologia Plantarum.. 60, 113-118. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Clough, B. F. (1984) Growth and Salt Balance of the Mangroves Avicennia-Marina (Forsk) Vierh and Rhizophora-Stylosa Griff in Relation to Salinity. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 11, 5, 419-430. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Rhizophora stylosa Clough, B. F., K.G. Boto and P. M. Attiwill (1983) 1983 Mangroves and sewage: A re - evaluation. In: Biology and ecology of mangroves. Vol. 8., 151. -161. (see details) 3 Plants associated with this reference: Aegialitis annulata Aegialitis corniculatus Avicennia marina Cybulska, I., G. Brudecki, A. Alassali, M. Thomsen and J. J. Brown (2014) Phytochemical composition of some common coastal halophytes of the United Arab Emirates. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 26, 12, 1046-1056. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Avicennia marina Sesuvium portulacastrum Sesuvium verrucosum Suaeda vermiculata Das, S. (2001) Seedling morphology of three mangrove species and its taxonomic implications. Journal of Plant Biology. 44, 2, 92-96. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina De Deurwaerder, H; Okello, JA; Koedam, N; Schmitz, N; Steppe, K (2016) How are anatomical and hydraulic features of the mangroves Avicennia marina and Rhizophora mucronata influenced by siltation?. TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION. 30, 1, 35. -45. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Donovan S. Correll; Helen B. Correll. With ill. by Priscilla Fawcett. (1982) Flora of the Bahama Archipelago : (including the Turks and Caicos Islands). (see details) 89 Plants associated with this reference: Acrostichum speciosum Aegialitis annulata Aegialitis rotundifolia Aegiceras corniculatum Aegiceras floridum Aganope heptaphylla Allophylus cobbe Amphitecna latifolia Anemopaegma chrysoleucum Ardisia elliptica Avicennia africana Avicennia alba Avicennia balanophora Avicennia bicolor Avicennia eucalyptifolia Avicennia germinans Avicennia lanata Avicennia marina Avicennia schaueriana Barringtonia asiatica Barringtonia conoidea Barringtonia racemosa Brownlowia argentata Brownlowia tersa Caesalpinia bonduc Caesalpinia crista Calamus erinaceus Calophyllum inophyllum Camptostemon philippinense Camptostemon schultzii Cassine viburnifolia Cerbera floribunda Cerbera manghas Cerbera odollam Crenea patentinervis Cynometra iripa Cynometra ramiflora Dalbergia amerimnum Dalbergia ecastaphyllum Derris trifoliata Diospyros ferrea Dolichandrone spathacea Drepanocarpus lunatus Excoecaria agallocha Excoecaria dallachyana Excoecaria indica Glochidion littorale Gluta velutina Heritiera fomes Heritiera globosa Hibiscus tiliaceus Hippomane mancinella Inocarpus fagifer Intsia bijuga Lonchocarpus monilis Merope angulata Mora oleifera Muellera moniliformis Myristica hollrungii Myrsine umbellulata Ochthocharis bornensis Oncosperma tigillaria Osbornia octodonta Pavonia rhizophorae Pavonia spicata Pelliciera rhizophorae Pemphis acidula Pemphis madagascariensis Phryganocydia phellosperma Pongamia pinnata Pongamia velutina Pouteria obovata Rhabdadenia biflora Scaevola plumieri Scaevola taccada Scolopia macrophylla Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea Sonneratia acida Sonneratia apetala Sonneratia caseolaris Sonneratia ovata Sporobolus virginicus Sporobolus wrightii Tabebuia palustris Thespesia populnea Thespesia populneoides Tuberostylis axillaris Xylocarpus granatum Xylocarpus mekongensis Downton, W. J. S. (1982) Growth and osmotic relations of the mangrove Avicennia marina, as influenced by salinity. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 9, 519-528. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Drennan, P. and N. W. Pammenter (1982) Physiology of salt excretion in the mangrove Avicennia marina (Forsk) Vierh. New Phytologist. 91, 597-606. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina FARQUHAR, GD; BALL, MC; VONCAEMMERER, S; ROKSANDIC, Z (1982) EFFECT OF SALINITY AND HUMIDITY ON DELTA-C-13 VALUE OF HALOPHYTES - EVIDENCE FOR DIFFUSIONAL ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION DETERMINED BY THE RATIO OF INTER-CELLULAR ATMOSPHERIC PARTIAL-PRESSURE OF CO2 UNDER DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL-CONDITIONS. OECOLOGIA. 52, 1, 121. -124. (see details) 3 Plants associated with this reference: Aegiceras corniculatum Avicennia marina Heliotropium curassavicum Jithesh, M. N., S. R. Prashanth, K. R. Sivaprakash and A. Parida (2006) Monitoring expression profiles of antioxidant genes to salinity, iron, oxidative, light and hyperosmotic stresses in the highly salt tolerant grey mangrove, Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. by mRNA analysis. Plant Cell Reports. 25, 8, 865-876. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Kathiresan, K. and A. V. Ravi (1990) SEASONAL CHANGES IN TANNIN CONTENT OF MANGROVE LEAVES. Indian Forester. 116, 5, 390-392. (see details) 14 Plants associated with this reference: Acanthus ilicifolius Aegiceras corniculatum Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Bruguiera cylindrica Ceriops decandra Excoecaria agallocha Halosarcia indica Lumnitzera racemosa Rhizophora apiculata Rhizophora mucronata Sesuvium portulacastrum Suaeda maritima Suaeda monoica Khan, F; Adnan, MY; Aziz, I (2016) METABOLIC IMPLICATIONS OF SALT INDUCED OSMOLYTE ACCUMULATION IN AVICENNIA MARINA. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 48, 1, 29. -36. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Konig, P. and O. Fried (2015) Plant communities on the NE coast of Oman and their site conditions. Phytocoenologia. 45, 3, 269-290. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Halopeplis perfoliata Kumar T and Ghose M (2008) Status of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the Sundarbans of India in relation to tidal inundation and chemical properties of soil. Wetlands Ecology and Management . 16, 6, 471. -483. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina MEPHAM, RH; MEPHAM, JS (1985) THE FLORA OF TIDAL FORESTS - A RATIONALIZATION OF THE USE OF THE TERM MANGROVE. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 51, 2, 77. -99. (see details) 233 Plants associated with this reference: Aegialitis annulata Aegiceras corniculatum Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus massauensis Agropyron elongatum Amoora cucullata Arthrocnemum arbuscula Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum indicum Atriplex billardieri Atriplex paludosa Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex stipitata Avicennia africana Avicennia alba Avicennia balanophora Avicennia bicolor Avicennia germinans Avicennia lanata Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Avicennia schaueriana Avicennia tonduzii Barringtonia acutangula Barringtonia conoidea Barringtonia racemosa Bassia astrocarpa Bruguiera cylindrica Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Bruguiera hainesii Bruguiera sexangula Caesalpinia bonduc Calandrinia maritima Calophyllum inophyllum Calystegia sepium Carallia brachiata Cassytha filiformis Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarina glauca Cerbera manghas Cerbera odollam Ceriops tagal Ceriops tagal var. australis Chenolea diffusa Chenopodium glaucum Clerodendron inerme Convolvulus sepium Cressa cretica Cymodocea angustata Cymodocea rotundata Cymodocea serrulata Cyperus papyrus Diospyros vaughaniae Diplachne fusca Diplolaena dampieri Dobera glabra Dolichandrone spathacea Drypetes karapinensis Enhalus acoroides Erythrina variegata Eugenia capensis Excoecaria agallocha Fagraea crenulata Ficus microcarpa Fissistigma manubriatum Gluta velutina Grewia tenax Guettarda speciosa Gynotroches axillaris Halocnemum strobilaceum Halodule pinifolia Halodule uninervis Halopeplis perfoliata Halophila decipiens Halophila hawaiiana Halophila minor Halophila spinulosa Halosarcia indica Heliotropium ovalifolium Hemichroa diandra Hemichroa pentandra Heritiera littoralis Hibiscus tiliaceus Hydrilla verticillata Hydrocotyle capillaris Hydrocotyle ovalis Hyphaene natalensis Hyphaene parvula Inocarpus edulis Inocarpus fagifer Intsia bijuga Intsia retusa Juncus maritimus Kandelia candel Kleinhovia hospita Licuala spinosa Limonium australe Limonium binervosum Limonium psilocladon Limonium ramosissimum Limonium salicorniacea Ludwigia adscendens Lumnitzera littorea Lumnitzera racemosa Lumnitzera racemosa Maireana brevifolia Melaleuca halmaturorum Millettia hemsleyana Monochoria hastata Myoporum insulare Myristica irya Najas browniana Najas marina Ochthocharis bornensis Ochthocharis javanica Oncosperma filamentosum Oncosperma horridum Osbornia octodonta Palaquium obovatum Pandanus affinis Pandanus helicopus Pandanus rivularis Pandanus rostratus Pandanus spiralis Paramignya angulata Parapholis incurva Pellacalyx axillaris Pemphis acidula Pentatropis spiralis Petunia parviflora Phoenix paludosa Phoenix reclinata Pholiurus incurvus Phragmites karka Pisonia aculeata Plantago coronopus Plantago lanceolata Polyalthia sclerophylla Polygonum maritimum Portulaca mundula Portulaca pilosa Posidonia oceanica Potamogeton crispus Potamogeton javanicus Potamogeton pusillus Puccinellia distans Puccinellia kurilensis Puccinellia rupestris Reederochloa eludens Rhizophora lamarckii Rhizophora mangle Rhizophora samoensis Rhizophora selala Ruppia cirrhosa Ruppia maritima Ruppia spiralis Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum robustum Saccharum spontaneum Sagina crassicaulis Sagina maritima Salicornia brachiata Salicornia meyeriana Salsola baryosma Salsola kali Salvadora angustifolia Salvadora oleoides Samolus junceus Samolus porosus Samolus repens Sapium indicum Sarcocornia blackiana Sarcocornia natalensis Sarcocornia perennis Sarcocornia pillansiae Sarcocornia pillansii Sarcocornia quinqueflora Scolopia macrophylla Scolopia zeyheri Selliera radicans Shirakiopsis indica Solanum halophilum Sonneratia caseolaris Sonneratia ovata Spartina foliosa Spartina maritima Spartina patens Spergularia rubra Spergularia salina Spinifex hirsutus Sporobolus consimilis Sporobolus micranthus Sporobolus virginicus Sporobolus wrightii Stenotaphrum secundatum Sterculia africana Suaeda maritima Suaeda monoica Syringodium filiforme Syringodium isoetifolium Tamarix aravensis Tamarix gracilis Tamarix hampeana Tamarix karakalensis Tamarix komarovii Tamarix polystachya Tarenna fragrans Tecticornia australasica Terminalia catappa Thalassia hemprichii Thalassodendron ciliatum Theleophyton billardieri Thespesia acutiloba Thespesia lampas Thespesia populnea Thespesia populneoides Threlkeldia diffusa Tribulus cistoides Triglochin bulbosum Triglochin concinna Triglochin mucronatum Triumfetta procumbens Typha angustata Typha domingensis Typha orientalis Vitex clarkeana Voacanga papuana Voacanga thouarsii Xylocarpus australasicus Xylocarpus gangeticus Xylocarpus granatum Xylocarpus mekongensis Zygophyllum album NAIDOO, G (1987) EFFECTS OF SALINITY AND NITROGEN ON GROWTH AND WATER RELATIONS IN THE MANGROVE, AVICENNIA-MARINA (FORSK) VIERH. NEW PHYTOLOGIST. 107, 2, 317. -325. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Patra, J. K. and Y. K. Mohanta (2014) Antimicrobial compounds from mangrove plants: A pharmaceutical prospective. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 20, 4, 311-320. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Ceriops decandra Heritiera littoralis Xylocarpus granatum Peng, L. and W. Xin - Men. (1983) Ecological note on mangroves of Fujian China. In: Biology and ecology of mangroves. Vol. 8, 31. -36. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Acanthus ilicifolius Aegiceras corniculatum Avicennia marina Polygonum maritimum Portulaca confertifolia Reef, R. and C. E. Lovelock (2015) Regulation of water balance in mangroves. Annals of Botany. 115, 3, 385-395. (see details) 45 Plants associated with this reference: Acanthus ebracteatus Acanthus ilicifolius Aegialitis annulata Aegiceras corniculatum Aegiceras floridum Avicennia alba Avicennia bicolor Avicennia germinans Avicennia marina Avicennia officinalis Avicennia schaueriana Bruguiera cylindrica Bruguiera exaristata Bruguiera gymnorhiza Bruguiera hainesii Bruguiera parviflora Bruguiera sexangula Ceriops decandra Ceriops tagal Conocarpus erectus Excoecaria agallocha Heritiera fomes Heritiera globosa Heritiera littoralis Kandelia candel Laguncularia racemosa Lumnitzera littorea Lumnitzera racemosa Osbornia octodonta Pelliciera rhizophorae Rhizophora apiculata Rhizophora mangle Rhizophora mucronata Rhizophora racemosa Rhizophora samoensis Rhizophora stylosa Shirakiopsis indica Sonneratia alba Sonneratia apetala Sonneratia caseolaris Sonneratia griffithii Sonneratia ovata Xylocarpus granatum Xylocarpus mekongensis Xylocarpus moluccensis Salama, F. M., S. M. El-Naggar and T. Ramadan (1999) Salt glands of some halophytes in Egypt. Phyton-Annales Rei Botanicae. 39, 1, 91-105. (see details) 13 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Atriplex farinosa Atriplex halimus Avicennia marina Frankenia hirsuta Limoniastrum monopetalum Limonium axillare Limonium pruinosum Tamarix amplexicaulis Tamarix aphylla Tamarix nilotica Tamarix passerinoides Tamarix senegalensis Thatoi, H. N., J. K. Patra and S. K. Das (2014) Free radical scavenging and antioxidant potential of mangrove plants: a review. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 36, 3, 561-579. (see details) 17 Plants associated with this reference: Acanthus ebracteatus Acanthus ilicifolius Aegiceras corniculatum Avicennia marina Calophyllum inophyllum Excoecaria agallocha Kandelia candel Laguncularia racemosa Rhizophora apiculata Rhizophora mangle Rhizophora mucronata Rhizophora stylosa Sesuvium portulacastrum Sonneratia apetala Suaeda maritima Terminalia catappa Thespesia populnea Ye, Y., N. F. Y. Tam, C. Y. Lu and Y. S. Wong (2005) Effects of salinity on germination, seedling growth and physiology of three salt-secreting mangrove species. Aquatic Botany. 83, 3, 193-205. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Aegiceras corniculatum Avicennia marina

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